San Rafael de Onoto weather in September

In September, San Rafael de Onoto sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 169 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is San Rafael de Onoto's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Rafael de Onoto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 169 mm; 26.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:59 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in San Rafael de Onoto reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
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17	30	22
18	30	22
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20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

How September really feels in San Rafael de Onoto

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

San Rafael de Onoto weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	10	2.4	11.5	4.4
Feb	34° / 22°	9	2.2	11.7	3.7
Mar	34° / 23°	27	4.8	11.9	3.2
Apr	33° / 23°	114	14.2	12.2	3.0
May	31° / 23°	226	24.6	12.4	3.0
Jun	29° / 22°	260	27.4	12.6	3.0
Jul	29° / 22°	243	28.8	12.5	3.1
Aug	29° / 22°	207	28.6	12.3	3.0
Sep	30° / 22°	169	26.8	12.1	2.9
Oct	30° / 22°	149	24.7	11.8	3.1
Nov	31° / 22°	105	19.3	11.6	3.5
Dec	31° / 22°	37	8.5	11.4	4.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	16
Cloudier (%)	79	79	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	84	84	84	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	85	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	17	83
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	16	84

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

San Rafael de Onoto gets around 169 mm of rain over 26.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	89	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	87	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	89
25	89
26	88
27	87
28	87
29	86
30	86

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95
Miserable (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
11	4	calm
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18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
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25	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:00	6:11
2	12.2	6:00	6:11
3	12.2	6:00	6:10
4	12.2	6:00	6:09
5	12.2	6:00	6:09
6	12.1	6:00	6:08
7	12.1	5:59	6:08
8	12.1	5:59	6:07
9	12.1	5:59	6:06
10	12.1	5:59	6:06
11	12.1	5:59	6:05
12	12.1	5:59	6:04
13	12.1	5:59	6:04
14	12.1	5:59	6:03
15	12.1	5:59	6:02
16	12.1	5:59	6:02
17	12.0	5:59	6:01
18	12.0	5:58	6:01
19	12.0	5:58	6:00
20	12.0	5:58	5:59
21	12.0	5:58	5:59
22	12.0	5:58	5:58
23	12.0	5:58	5:57
24	12.0	5:58	5:57
25	12.0	5:58	5:56
26	12.0	5:58	5:55
27	12.0	5:58	5:55
28	11.9	5:58	5:54
29	11.9	5:58	5:54
30	11.9	5:57	5:53

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
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29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for San Rafael de Onoto

In seasonPeak

In September, San Rafael de Onoto sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Rafael de Onoto's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit San Rafael de Onoto?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Rafael de Onoto.

What to pack for San Rafael de Onoto in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, San Rafael de Onoto sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Rafael de Onoto in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Rafael de Onoto peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	13	13	11	12	12	12	13	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in San Rafael de Onoto in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in San Rafael de Onoto is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	20	33	31	30	30	25	22	21	21	18	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is San Rafael de Onoto?

San Rafael de Onoto sits at 9.7°N, 69.0°W, 163 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Acarigua, 28 km away.

Topography around San Rafael de Onoto

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Rafael de Onoto.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Rafael de Onoto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 655 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,170 m.

The land around San Rafael de Onoto is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

222 m

trees 53%

16 km

655 m

trees 58%

80 km

2,170 m

trees 50%

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← August San Rafael de Onoto year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Acarigua 28 km · Araure 31 km · Las Vegas 41 km · Villa Bruzual 42 km · San Carlos 42 km · Píritu 43 km · Yaritagua 48 km · Los Rastrojos 49 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 0% of US; price level, 2011
GDP per capita: $3,495; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 12.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 39; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 520
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for San Rafael de Onoto (9.6781°, -68.9728°, elevation 163 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	17	83
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	89
25	89
26	88
27	87
28	87
29	86
30	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	17	83
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	89
25	89
26	88
27	87
28	87
29	86
30	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	17	83
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	89
25	89
26	88
27	87
28	87
29	86
30	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5